Everyone was telling me how nice Rutgers' facilities are and they were right. And that was really the high point.

Justice Rawlins is a 6-3, 230-pound linebacker prospect who
the Scarlet Knights offered a year ago as a sophomore. The staff was recently able to get
the Monessen (Pa.) star, who also holds offers from Pitt and Akron, on campus
for a visit.

The junior attended the Scarlet-White game with two of his high school
defensive coaches and was able to get a semblance of Rutgers' game day
atmosphere. Rawlins, who also contributes from the fullback and tight end positions offensively, is excited to have finally been able to experience what he
has been hearing about the Rutgers program for so long.

"It was really good, I love it up there," Rawlins told NJ.com. "I've wanted to get up there for so long and I finally got to experience it. Everyone was telling me how nice Rutgers' facilities are and they were right. And that was really the high point."

Rawlins received a tour of Rutgers' facilities previous to
the inception of the spring game. He admits to being impacted by the high organization standards of the Rutgers staff.

"When we first got there we went to the complex , met with a
few coaches and they gave us a tour around the stadium," he said. "And they
showed us all the meeting rooms and all. I really love how it was set up. And
the coaches told us how they stay organized and how they never let anyone fall
behind. And just the field and the atmosphere down there was great."

According to Rawlins, Rutgers, the first school to extend a offer, moved up among his list of suitors since the visit.

"They actually moved up a lot after the visit," he said. "I'm
releasing a top five within the next few weeks and they will definitely be in
it. I plan on making Rutgers one of my official visits during the season, of
course."

Pitt, West Virginia, Duke, Virginia and UNC – schools Rawlins
has also visited – are additional teams which have a good chance of finding
themselves on Rawlins' list.

Academic prowess and stability among the coaching staff are
two of the most important things Rawlins is considering when evaluating schools
of interest.

"Academics are a top priority within the program, and how
organized they are. I don't want to have to go there play two years for one person,
there then play two years for another person. I'm looking for coaching
stability and playing for the same coach for all four years."

Rutgers assistant Dave Cohen is slated to visit Rawlins at
his high school this coming football season to further assess where the two
parties stand among one another.

"He told me he looks forward to coming down to see a few
games next year to make sure my highlight tape isn't a fluke. And I really like
that," he said. "They really show interest in their recruits and show that they
care about their players."

Rawlins, uniquely, doubles as a soccer player during the fall and is his team's third leading goal scorer, displaying his versatility. Justice is the younger brother of Chavas Rawlins, who signed to play quarterback for West Virginia this past February.